第404款 管理层对内部控制的评价 (a) 内部控制方面的要求——SEC应当相应的规定，要求按《1934年证券交易法》第13节(a)或15节(d)编制的年度报告中包括内部控制报告，包括： (1) 强调公司管理层建立和维护内部控制系统及相应控制程序充分有效的责任； (2) 发行人管理层最近财政年度末对内部控制体系及控制程序有效性的评价； (b) 内部控制评价报告——―― 对于本节(a)中要求的管理层对内部控制的评价，担任公司年报审计的会计公司应当对其进行测试和评价，并出具评价报告。上述评价和报告应当遵循委员会发布或认可的准则。上述评价过程不应当作为一项单独的业务。 SEC. 404. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROLS. (a) RULES REQUIRED.—The Commission shall prescribe rules requiring each annual report required by section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) to contain an internal control report, which shall— (1) state the responsibility of management for establishing and maintaining an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting; and (2) contain an assessment, as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the issuer, of the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures of the issuer for financial reporting. (b) INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION AND REPORTING.— With respect to the internal control assessment required by subsection (a), each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues the audit report for the issuer shall attest to, and report on, the assessment made by the management of the issuer. An attestation made under this subsection shall be made in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Board. Any such attestation shall not be the subject of a separate engagement.